Happy Fall everyone!  This weekend we made a few granola treats to celebrate the seasonal change of guard.

apple hazelnut spice granola

ingredients:

1 1/2 tsp apple pie spice
1 tbs vanilla
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 c raw honey
1/3 c coconut oil
3 cups rolled oats
1/4 c ground flax seed (we used our blendtec)
1/2 c hazelnuts, roughly chopped
1/2 c pecans, roughly chopped
1/4 c sesame seeds
1/2 c sunflower seeds
1/4 c coconut flour

method:

1. Mix honey, coconut oil, salt, spice,and vanilla in a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients. Add to honey mixture and mix thoroughly.
3. Spread over greased cookie sheet. Cook at 325 degrees for 16-18 minutes. Stir a couple times while baking.
4. Let cool until dry and crunchy (this did not take long for us) :), and store in an airtight container.

For the dancer’s pumpkin pecan pie spice granola discs use muffin pans (we used mini and regular sized pans)…totally her idea…she’s our cooking genius.

pumpkin pecan pie spice granola discs

same ingredients except use 1/2 c walnuts instead of hazelnuts and pumpkin pie spice instead of the apple pie spice.  No stirring needed for the discs either. 😉

What are your favorite granola ingredients? Are you as excited as I am to cook this Fall!? xo ~ katrina